Malaysia reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since movement control order imposed
19 April, 2020
Malaysian health officials reported 54 new coronavirus cases on Saturday (Apr 18), the lowest daily increase because the government imposed curbs on movement and business on Mar 18, taking the cumulative total to 5,305.
Two new deaths were also reported, bringing the toll to 88 or 1.66 % of total fatalities.
The 87th fatality is a 60-year-old Malaysian man who had a history of high blood circulation pressure and diabetes.
The other person who died is a 36-year-old Myanmar man.
"(He) was treated at the Selayang hospital yesterday after coming in late for treatment for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection and died on a single day at 10am,” said Malaysia's health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah at a daily press conference.
He added that 135 more people have recovered. This brings the total number of these fully recovered and discharged to 2,967, or 56.5 % of the cumulative cases.
Malaysia first imposed a movement control order (MCO) on Mar 18 to curb the spread of COVID-19. It had been primarily for a two-week period until Mar 31 but has since been extended twice to last until Apr 28.
Beneath the MCO, schools and non-essential businesses are closed, and persons are urged to remain at home.
Dr Noor Hisham warned the general public never to be complacent despite the drop in the amount of COVID-19 cases.
"As the drop in cases is definitely positive, people still have to stay home, practice social distancing of at least 1m away from others and adopt a higher personal hygiene such as for example washing their hands frequently with water and soap," he said.
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